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A Texas woman was arrested after allegedly leaving her children at home 
alone to take a cruise.

Lakesha Woods Williams, 29, left her 8-year-old son and 6-year-old 
daughter by themselves in their Houston apartment to go on vacation on 
April 4, according to a criminal complaint.

She is charged with abandoning a child with intent to return.

Deputies with the Harris County Constable’s Office made a wellness check 
on Tuesday following a call for service. A witness told them that 
neighbors in the complex were concerned about the safety of two kids left 
on their own in one of the units. The witness said other residents had 
seen Williams leaving with bags and luggage and did not see her come back.

“The apartment was in complete disarray and had trash and left-over food 
all over the unit,” the document said. There was a “very potent smell of 
urine” inside as well.

“No adults were present supervising the juveniles, and none appeared to 
have been present since the Defendant’s departure,” the document 
continued. Deputies also found a camera in the apartment that Williams 
used to watch and talk to the kids during her trip, and her son had a 
phone he used to text her.

The document did not specify which cruise line Williams sailed with or 
where she went. “Deputies tried contacting the Defendant to make the 
scene, but she was not cooperating and was switching up her story on her 
whereabouts,” the document said.

The Houston Fire Department was called to ensure the children “were in 
good health and not malnourished,” and Child Protective Services reported 
to the scene before releasing the children to their aunt.

An attorney for Williams was not listed.

Nathan Diller is a consumer travel reporter for USA TODAY based in 
Nashville. You can reach him at ndiller@usatoday.com.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2024/04/12/mother-arrested-
left-kids-cruise-allegedly/73306963007/

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